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Karnataka faces further outbreaks of “monkey fever”

Five deaths have occurred in the state of Karnataka after an outbreak of Kyasanur forest disease (KFD), also known as “monkey fever”. The outbreak in Karnataka follows a similar outbreak which occurred last year in Maharashtra. The outbreak has spurred accusations from health officials of lapses within the state’s health department. There is no currently …

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Uttarakhand makes vaccination a must for schoolchildren

Immunisation rates in Uttarakhand fell by more than thirty percentage points in two years. Now the state is using stringent measures to drive immunisation rates upwards. Immunisation rates in the state fell to just 61.32 percent of children aged nine to eleven months in 2017-18. This was down from 99.3 percent coverage in the 2015-16 …

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Cervical cancer kills 67,500 women every year. With the HPV vaccine, India can save them.

Experts recommend that girls be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) when they are aged eleven or twelve. If that window is missed, however, the vaccine can still be effective if they get a “catch-up” course when aged fourteen to twenty, US researchers suggest.  This could give India pause for thought. The overwhelming majority of …

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India not taking advantage of its own vaccines?

India is a leading producer of vaccines. It has enjoyed numerous vaccination campaign successes in the past. Despite this, around 60,000 Indian children under five die of vaccine-preventable diseases every year. India has demonstrated its capacity for successful vaccination campaigns in the past. On March 27, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared India polio-free. …

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Indian biotech, vaccines and device industries get World Bank cash

Indian innovation will benefit from a US$125 million loan from the World Bank. This follows an agreement signed by the Indian government and the World Bank’s investment arm, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The loan will target India’s biopharmaceutical and medical devices sectors through the ‘Innovate in India for Inclusiveness’ project, also …

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Menstrual pads: A weapon against cervical cancer?

Menstrual pads could have a role to play in the fight against cervical cancer in India.  A weapon against cervical cancer A study of rural women says analysing the blood on used menstrual pads could act as an effective screening tool for cervical cancer. The study was carried out by the Tata Memorial Hospital and …

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“Nightmare bacteria” spelling a health crisis in India

The death of an American woman from a “nightmare bacteria” she contracted in India has shed new light onto the debate surrounding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country.  The American woman grabbed the headlines on this occasion. However, 58,000 Indian babies die every year from bacteria that may not be as much of a “nightmare”, …

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Pneumonia, diarrhoea in India; calls to vaccinate

Every year, 5.9 million children die before reaching the age of five. Of these, 1.5 million lose their lives to pneumonia and diarrhoea. As shown in a revealing new report, India has more of these deaths than any other country. On November 11, the 2016 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report was published by the International …

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Rotavac divides experts’ opinion over effectiveness

The Rotavirus, named due to its wheel like structure, is the most common cause of diarrheal related deaths amongst children in developing countries. India is no exception to this, accounting for 22 percent of all rotavirus related deaths (~100,000 of the global 453,000). The disease can be lethal in children under the age of 5. …

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Leprosy vaccine unveiled in India

In recent months, researchers in India have made strides towards developing mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP) – the world’s first leprosy vaccine. The vaccine was developed by founder-director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII) Professor Gursaran Prasad Talwar and has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). It has been suggested that …

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